Why wasn't the op scolded for not having a FSM? Seriously,enjoy YOUR car, and grow a thick skin! Welcome.Get some more gear in the car,there's a 391 SG on facebook right now in FL for $400. Not Mine.
Budget conscious Performance Upgrades
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Some Car Guy
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If the engine is running fine, I don’t see a tear down being a good investment with this budget. Just spray it and enjoy your car. Go pulling the engine and you’ll lose all kinds of time behind the wheel. You can get a kit and also optimize the fuel system for it and have plenty of cash for gas all season long. Maybe lose one weekend of work and then do some track testing. I’d also go first and baseline the car at your current elevation.
I’m not reading all six pages, plus the drama it sounds like went with it. So I’ll ask what rom are you turning when you shift? That carb is a bottleneck, well the 516s are too, still going to need a bigger carb if you want it to really go. You have freed up the intake and exhaust tracts. The factory put a 750 on the hp engines with less intake and exhaust potential, then went to 1000 cfm equivalent with the six packs. They didn’t change the cam specs, heads, or exhaust and claimed 15 hp. A lot of guys preach small carbs, but that’s for your diet. Ma Mopar knew what to do.
I’m not reading all six pages, plus the drama it sounds like went with it. So I’ll ask what rom are you turning when you shift? That carb is a bottleneck, well the 516s are too, still going to need a bigger carb if you want it to really go. You have freed up the intake and exhaust tracts. The factory put a 750 on the hp engines with less intake and exhaust potential, then went to 1000 cfm equivalent with the six packs. They didn’t change the cam specs, heads, or exhaust and claimed 15 hp. A lot of guys preach small carbs, but that’s for your diet. Ma Mopar knew what to do.
451Mopar
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I'm too cheap to run nitrous. Refills can get expensive and depending on power level each run could cost $10-$20 or more in nitrous cost alone.
Most of the racers also carry extra bottles and bottle heaters adding to the total cost.
I could be off on prices, been out of the racing stuff for 10+ years, so like to hear what everyone is paying for nitrous per pound, and how much it costs per 1/4 mile run at different power levels?
Most of the racers also carry extra bottles and bottle heaters adding to the total cost.
I could be off on prices, been out of the racing stuff for 10+ years, so like to hear what everyone is paying for nitrous per pound, and how much it costs per 1/4 mile run at different power levels?
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